Laminectomy is a type of spinal decompression surgery where a surgeon ... haven't helped relieve your symptoms. Lumbar pain is often caused by spinal stenosis. Your spinal canal narrows naturally ...

Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is a common condition that occurs when the spinal canal narrows, leading to pressure on the spinal cord and nerves. This condition often results in pain, numbness, and ...

Softball player no longer has feeling or movement below the waist following surgery to remove a tumor from her spine.

Foraminotomies aim to reduce pain in conditions such as stenosis. Spinal nerves travel ... drilling or cutting the spine. Pain is common for a few weeks after surgery. Most people can return ...

Many individuals can benefit from minimally invasive spine surgery, such as those living with degenerative disc disease, ...

Spinal stenosis develops when the spaces within the spine begin to narrow ... and relieve pain on a short-term basis. Surgery: Surgery is required when pain is severe and unrelenting and ...

Medicare covers medically necessary surgery, including different types of back surgery. Part A can help cover the hospitalization cost, and Part B can help with the cost of physical therapy ...

People with lumbar spinal stenosis usually walk with a stooped ... improve quality of life and daily function and prevent further decline. Surgery is often recommended for cases of severe pain ...

Background: Beside symptoms and clinical signs radiological findings are crucial in the diagnosis of lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS). We investigate which quantitative radiological signs are ...

Recently, Dr. J. Alex Sielatycki, a fellowship-trained spine surgeon at Pioneers Medical Center (PMC) in Meeker, started ...

Carotid stenosis is also known as carotid disease and carotid atherosclerosis ... with significant carotid artery narrowing with or without stroke-like symptoms, surgery may be recommended. Carotid ...

After reading the publications 7 papers fulfilled the inclusion criteria, and 60 papers were excluded because they did not report on any quantitative radiological sign of lumbar spinal stenosis.